Matt Osborne

Matt Osborne, born Matthew Wade Osborne on July 27, 1957, was an American professional wrestler. He was the son of wrestler Tony Borne and gained fame for portraying the character of Doink the Clown, making him the first wrestler to take on this role. Osborne began his wrestling career under the ring name Matt Borne in 1978 and competed in various National Wrestling Alliance territories, notably Pacific Northwest Wrestling. He held the heavyweight title and won the tag team championship four times in that promotion. Throughout his career, he also worked as a referee for matches in Portland. Osborne achieved success in Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling, winning multiple tag team titles. He later joined Mid-South Wrestling and formed alliances with Ted DiBiase and Jim.More